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Veteran journalists dish about Uber's wild ride

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Cappingoff the last several days of headlines about Uber's long-awaited investigation about its workplace issues, Fortune executive editor Adam Lashinsky sat down with Recode executive editor Kara Swisher to discuss his new book, Wild Ride, on the ever-embattled ride-hailing company.

Why it matters: Despite its many controversies, Uber has become a highly influential company and the highest-valued startup in history. Its fate is sure to have an impact on the business world, whether it succeeds and goes public or goes down in flames.

"I'm gonna give you the cup half full: it's a company with global operations -- and I'm reaching for a cliche -- and mindshare…. If they can get past that and you bring in the right leadership to run that global operation, that would be the cup half full," said Lashinsky.